Wednesday 30 September 2020

Microsoft Word hyperlink displays with curly braces

problem:

 "You go to insert a hyperlink in your document (either by inserting it or copying it from another location) and the URL for the hyperlink appears with brackets and the word "hypertext" in front of it. "


solution:

"The Shift+F9 shortcut controls the one field code under the insertion point. If you want to display the results of all field codes in your document, instead of viewing the codes themselves, press Alt+F9. You can also follow these steps:" 


source: https://wordribbon.tips.net/T012863_Weird_Hyperlink_Behavior.html